Future Tech Jobs Future Tech Jobs

Data Platform Manager

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions
Luton, ME4 4NP, United Kingdom
Last month
£70,000 pa

Salary

£70,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
5 May 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

15% bonus Benefits
Share
Save job
Create job alert

Data Platform Manager
UK / Remote
Circa £70k per annum + 15% bonus & benefits

Are you ready to take ownership of a data platform and shape how data drives business decisions? This is a rare opportunity to step into a leadership role where you'll combine hands-on data engineering with strategic product management, all while building and mentoring a high-performing team.

You'll play a pivotal role in evolving a modern data platform (Microsoft Fabric / Azure Synapse), ensuring it delivers real business value, scalability, and innovation. If you're passionate about data, leadership, and building robust data solutions-this is one you don't want to miss.

What you'll be doing

  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of a core data platform, from design and build through to release, optimisation, and retirement
  • Collaborate closely with product owners and data scientists to align platform capabilities with business needs
  • Lead datalake migration initiatives, including consolidation of legacy data, medallion architecture design, schema evolution, and cutover planning
  • Provide hands-on data engineering expertise, building and optimising PySpark pipelines
  • Ensure data is secure, high-quality, accessible, and structured for maximum business value
  • Drive best practice in data governance, cataloguing, lineage, and standards across the organisation
  • Promote data re-use and reduce duplication across systems
  • Oversee ETL processes, data integration, and BI architecture
  • Manage and develop a small, high-performing data team, including mentoring, 1:1s, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Work closely with stakeholders across operations, analytics, and reporting teams
  • Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and internal policies

What you'll bring

  • Strong hands-on experience in data engineering, including PySpark and production data pipelines
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, or similar platforms (e.g. Databricks, AWS)
  • Proven ability to design and manage scalable data pipelines, models, and schemas
  • Solid SQL and relational database expertise
  • Experience with datalake migration concepts (medallion architecture, incremental loads, backfill, cutover)
  • Strong understanding of data governance, quality, and lifecycle management
  • Experience with BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices (Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Strong Python skills and experience with APIs/data integration tools
  • Understanding of data protection regulations
  • Leadership experience with the ability to mentor and develop teams
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills

Desirable: Experience with project management methodologies, SDLC tools, and awareness of emerging data trends

If you've held any of these roles or used these technologies/skills, this role could be a great fit: Data Product Manager, Data Engineering Lead, Lead Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer, Data Platform Manager, Analytics Engineering Manager, Cloud Data Engineer, BI & Data Lead, PySpark Engineer, Databricks Engineer, Head of Data Engineering.

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a leading independent tech recruitment consultancy in the UK. For every CV sent to clients, we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation. We are a Climate Action Workforce in partnership with Ecologi. If this role isn't right for you, explore our referral reward program with payouts at interview and placement milestones. Visit our website for details. Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Data Platform Manager

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment London, United Kingdom
£60,000 – £85,000 pa On-site

Platform Engineering Manager

Tenth Revolution Group Manchester, United Kingdom
£55,000 – £65,000 pa Hybrid

Principal Applications & Data Platform Lead

Imperial Recruitment Group Wilton, Redcar And Cleveland, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
On-site

Data Platform Engineer (Senior / Manager)

Tenth Revolution Group Ireland, Alba / Scotland, ZE2 9GA, United Kingdom
£50,000 – £65,000 pa Hybrid Clearance Required

Engineering Manager - Data Platform , GBR)

CrowdStrike London, United Kingdom
On-site

Engineering Manager - Platform Reliability

Databricks London, United Kingdom

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Products

Where to Advertise Cloud Computing Jobs in the UK (2026 Guide)

Where to advertise cloud computing jobs UK in 2026: the specialist boards and channels that reach AWS, Azure, GCP and cloud-native engineering talent. The candidate pool is large relative to other deep tech disciplines but highly segmented — cloud architects, DevOps engineers, platform engineers, FinOps specialists and cloud security professionals each occupy distinct communities with different job search behaviours, certification profiles and salary expectations. General job boards reach a broad audience but struggle to differentiate between these disciplines, producing high application volumes but low candidate quality for specialist cloud roles. This guide, published by CloudComputingJobs.co.uk, covers where to advertise cloud computing roles in the UK in 2026, how the main platforms compare, what employers should expect to pay, and what the data says about hiring across different role types.

Jobs

Cloud Computing Jobs UK 2026: What to Expect Over the Next 3 Years

Cloud Computing Jobs UK 2026: salaries, hiring trends and the AWS, Azure and GCP skills shaping UK cloud careers over the next three years. Cloud computing is the infrastructure layer on which the modern digital economy runs — and the jobs market that has grown around it is one of the largest, most sustained, and most structurally resilient in the entire technology sector. But the cloud computing jobs market of 2026 looks quite different from the one that existed three years ago, and the next three years will bring further change at a pace that rewards those who understand the direction of travel. The migration phase that defined cloud hiring for much of the previous decade is largely complete for enterprise organisations. The question for most UK businesses is no longer whether to move to the cloud but how to operate, optimise, and secure what they have already built there — and how to integrate the wave of AI capability that is now being delivered primarily through cloud infrastructure. That shift has profound implications for which cloud skills are in demand, which roles are growing, and which are beginning to plateau. At the same time, new architectural patterns — multi-cloud, cloud-native, serverless, and the growing integration of edge computing with centralised cloud infrastructure — are creating entirely new categories of specialist expertise that employers are actively competing to hire. The cloud computing jobs market of 2026 is not contracting. It is evolving, and evolving in ways that create significant opportunity for job seekers who are building the right skills. This article breaks down what the UK cloud computing jobs market is likely to look like through to 2028 — covering the titles emerging right now, the technologies driving employer demand, the skills that will matter most, and how to position your career ahead of the curve.

🍪 Basic, anonymous analytics (aggregate counts only, never shared) are always on. Accept to also enable third-party tools — Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Mixpanel, Leadfeeder — which help us match you with relevant Cloud Computing roles. We never sell your data or use it for cross-site advertising. See our Cookie Policy.